[dragonwriter]

> HIP[A]A is a good example of how the law should work. You make what you want illegal; it has nothing to do with computers.

HIPAA has lots of rules that apply only with computers (or, specifically, a very interesting definition of “electronic transaction”), which is a big reason fax is still a thing in healthcare, because transactions conducted by fax are not considered “electronic” under HIPAA, so a variety of rules that apply when transactions are conducted electronically do not apply.